Famous quotes containing the words mantis and/or mythology:
“The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole lurking behind it.”
—Chinese proverb.
“This is the frost coming out of the ground; this is Spring. It precedes the green and flowery spring, as mythology precedes regular poetry. I know of nothing more purgative of winter fumes and indigestions. It convinces me that Earth is still in her swaddling-clothes, and stretches forth baby fingers on every side.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)